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Ammo, where are you?

Rich2018 said:
Yes you could

Proven by the fact that many people do.
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Live
verb
1.remain alive.
"the doctors said she had only six months to live"
2.make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person.
"I've lived in New England all my life"


I've not take the word out of context have I ?
 
Bum said:
As much as I love the scenery in Northern California, I simply could not live there or anyplace else in California.
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Familial obligation keeps us here.

One thing that is cool. From my home I can drive an hour or so west and swim in the Pacific. An hour plus east mountains or desert.

Oh, and Motorcycle weather most the year.
 
Rich2018 said:
Live
verb
1.remain alive.
"the doctors said she had only six months to live"
2.make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person.
"I've lived in New England all my life"


I've not take the word out of context have I ?
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Proving you read my posts despite many claims that you ignore them.

Not that word, Rich. Rather the one you equivocate in another discussion.
 
Artymoon said:
Why is the Ammo Gone? | RECOIL - the 2020 Ammo Shortage

"In the early stages of the COVID-19 lockdowns, the media began reporting on a surge in firearms sales across the United States. Fast forward to almost August, and everyone is asking where did all the ammo go? Online retailers are out of stock, you can't get rounds from big box stores, and what ammo is available is either limited in quantity or highly priced. According to reps in the ammo industry, demand right now is 10x higher than during the 2013 ammo shortage."



Crazy times. How's everyone doing with their ammo? Hard to find in your area? Getting lucky?
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the election of Trump caused massive discounts of Semi auto rifles, normal capacity magazines and the ammo that feeds those firearms. So I stocked up. Big Time. I also have a commercial loading press and several smaller units, where I can load 1500 rounds an hour of 9mm and 600 rounds an hour of 40, 45, 38, 380. I have 40,000 small pistol primers since that is what I mainly use and a lot of powder and bullets. I also bought several cases (5000 rounds a case) in 22. So I am in good shape. Lots of people who don't study history are hurting now, though. 9mm that sold for 8.95-10.99 a box is now up to 15 or 16 dollars a box.
 
Rich2018 said:
In your recent experience, which ammo disappeared off the shelves first ?
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where I live it is

9mm, .223/5.56 38 special, and 762x39
 
Fledermaus said:
Familial obligation keeps us here.

One thing that is cool. From my home I can drive an hour or so west and swim in the Pacific. An hour plus east mountains or desert.

Oh, and Motorcycle weather most the year.
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Any weather can be motorcycle weather. Just depends on how silly you want to be about it. ;)
 
In Houston, .223 is hard to come by at a good price.
If I see some 100 round boxes, I have been picking them up for my son.
Many yeas ago, I reloaded .357 round, (Between age 18 and 21) when I could not buy the ammo.
I have the .223 dies, but have not seen good supplies of bullets, primer, and powder.
I think reloading might be a good hobby for my grandson, who is interested in shooting.
I have never used some of the new tools, like a powder tickler.
 
longview said:
In Houston, .223 is hard to come by at a good price.
If I see some 100 round boxes, I have been picking them up for my son.
Many yeas ago, I reloaded .357 round, (Between age 18 and 21) when I could not buy the ammo.
I have the .223 dies, but have not seen good supplies of bullets, primer, and powder.
I think reloading might be a good hobby for my grandson, who is interested in shooting.
I have never used some of the new tools, like a powder tickler.
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I've only ever really loaded 12 gauge, but I kind of enjoyed churning out a couple hundred shells of an evening. Packing them in boxes was the tedious part. Winning a shoot using my own loads was satisfying.
 
TurtleDude said:
where I live it is

9mm, .223/5.56 38 special, and 762x39
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The most common rounds

Rounds for the guns that all the "experts" on doomsday scenarios say you should have because ammunition is more plentiful.
 
Rich2018 said:
The most common rounds

Rounds for the guns that all the "experts" on doomsday scenarios say you should have because ammunition is more plentiful.
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So you're saying that your advice is preppers should have guns in obscure, rare chamberings? That those would be easier to procure in a "doomsday scenario"?
 
You absolutely CAN live in Northern California.


I know people there who do more than just survive.
 
You absolutely CAN live in Northern California....the same way you can carry a shotgun.
 
Rich2018 said:
You absolutely CAN live in Northern California....the same way you can carry a shotgun.
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:lamo

Now you're really lost. You contradict yourself at every turn.
 
You absolutely CAN live in Northern California....the same way you can carry a shotgun.

But some people say that they COULDN'T live in California

Just like you can't carry a shotgun, in SOME circumstances.
 
Rich2018 said:
You absolutely CAN live in Northern California....the same way you can carry a shotgun.

But some people say that they COULDN'T live in California

Just like you can't carry a shotgun, in SOME circumstances.
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Personal choice.

And it changes nothing about the physical properties of a shotgun.

It is still portable.
 
Aberro said:
I stocked up during the Obama years, I’m good.
.40, .223, 7.62x39, 12ga, .308.
I only have a thousand rounds of .22 though.

I reload also ;-)
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Nice to see .308 there.

Kind of went by the wayside with imports of 7.62x39.

Had I owned one I would have been set with brass.
 
Fledermaus said:
Nice to see .308 there.

Kind of went by the wayside with imports of 7.62x39.

Had I owned one I would have been set with brass.
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Several years ago, I purchased 500 .308 brass Military cases for $30 bucks delivered. Also, back in the 90’s, I purchased 1000 rounds of surplus Australian .308, $89 delivered in a wooden case. But they are berdan primed. The good old days.

My Saiga AK, $189 bucks, in the 90’s. Better than gold.

I wish I had not sold my $69 dollar SKSs.
 
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